Stories of Black Women
Love IS NOT: Just talk. Expecting something from others without giving yourself. Sitting in your couch and just saying ‘I love you’. Pride. It is not you saying ‘you have not given me something, so I am not giving you anything’. Love is not tit for tat. A quid pro quo. Love is not (I …
Being grateful gives you boundless and vast happiness and solace that can never be quenched or taken away. I think being grateful gives us solace because it makes us thankful for what we have. Do you know what being grateful feels like? Like an ocean – infinite peace and appreciation. This is what being grateful …
Let us say that you want to buy a ready-made new dress for yourself. What do you do? You go to a shop that sells ready-made dresses. You select the one that you want, the one that fits your body and the one that you like. And that is it. Your work is done. It …
Self-Awareness is the secret to become a person who does not easily get angry. Not your surroundings. Not the behavior of your friends. Not your past. Not your present situation. Self-awareness. The main reason you get angry and keep on being provoked into becoming an angry person is that you are too passive because you …
You are the engine of your own happiness. Not your earthly possessions. Not your external environment. Not your education. Not your bank account. Not your relationships. You. This isn’t a matter of opinion. Science backs it up. Your earthly possessions might give you something you can show to others and they can enable you to …
It starts with my ego, an insidious emotion that makes me question why this person is talking to me this way. It starts with a little feeling that I should get even with this person who is making me feel like crap. It starts with losing some part of myself because I am reacting to …
Imagine you are in the middle of the dessert. Imagine that when you walk through the dessert, you are carrying poison in your hand. The big problem you will bump into will be how to survive in that environment. Solution? Carry water instead of poison. —- Interpretation of the analogy: Don’t carry things that weigh …
Written by Banchi Imagine for a minute that you have no emotions that guide you. No feelings to express. Nothing to show to others. Nothing to show to yourself. Many important people in your life are showing you their love and care every day. But you don’t feel anything. Imagine if you don’t understand the …
Written by Banchi A Poem about FEAR by Katelyn Sherwood Does anyone know the price I’ve paid? The things running through my head never seem to end. I want to get out, but the demons in my mind walk about. It’s just an uphill battle from here, because in reality all we fear is fear. …
Written by Banchi Do you know what this is? A rocking chair. A rocking chair gives you something to do. But, you are not doing anything productive. ———– “You are wasting your time. You know that right?” You continue worrying. “You are not listening to me.” You do not want to hear anymore. So, …